Solar eclipse of August 31, 1970

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, August 31 and Tuesday, September 1, 1970, with a magnitude of 0.94. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Annularity was visible from the Territory of Papua and New Guinea (today's Papua New Guinea), Gilbert and Ellice Islands (the part that belongs to Tuvalu now) on September 1 (Tuesday), West Samoa (name changed to Samoa later) and the whole American Samoa except Swains Island on August 31 (Monday).

Eclipses in 1970

 * A partial lunar eclipse on February 21, 1970.
 * A total solar eclipse on March 7, 1970.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on August 17, 1970.
 * An annular solar eclipse on August 31, 1970.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1966
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 20, 1974

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 20, 1963
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 12, 1977

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1961
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 6, 1979

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1959
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1981

Solar Saros 144

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 20, 1952
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 1988

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 1941
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 30, 1883
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2057